Sound of the City by Charlie Gillett

Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read
Sound of the City by musicologist and BBC DJ Charlie Gillett, a veritable bible for pop music nerds. Spoiler alert: Greg does not sing in this one (or any one, ever).

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• The Flamingoes - I Only Have Eyes for You

• Ian Dury

• Robert Cristgau

• our discussion of the book Sweet Soul Music a couple months ago

• Link Wray

• Eddie Cochran

• Gene Vincent

• For our youthful listeners, we present... Napster

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• Skyclad

• Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

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